Legal Opinion
Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 31, 2014No. 13-1220PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judge:
Petitioners Verizon and AT & T appeal the FCC’s denial of their petition to forbear from applying the requirement that incumbent price cap carriers maintain a Uniform System of Accounts. The Commission insists that the statutory preconditions for section 10 forbearance are not met, nor was its refusal arbitrary and capricious. We agree that the FCC’s interpretation and application of section 10 are permissible and deny the petition for review.
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Congress has required the FCC to establish rules…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Bowen v. Georgetown University HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Omnipoint Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission and the United States of America, Go Communications Corporation, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Ass'n v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
- Earthlink, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
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3Cited by14 opinions
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